Academy converter · Cambridgeshire

St Bede's Inter-Church School

11–16Ages
943Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Church of England/Roman CatholicReligious character
137924URN

Birdwood Road, Cambridge, CB1 3TD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

1.1 above Cambridgeshire median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Cambridgeshire

473 applications for 177 places · 3rd of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

62.9of 90

Cambridgeshire 49.0 England 46.0

3rd of 34 in Cambridgeshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 4 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Year 7

1.1 above Cambridgeshire median (1.6) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

473 applications · 177 places offered · 288 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2025 3.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.7
2024 3.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2023 3.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2022 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2021 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2020 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2019 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2018 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2017 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.5
2016 2.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2015 2.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6
2014 2.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Cambridgeshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	177	473	2.7	288	1.63
Sep 2025	174	540	3.1	281	1.61
Sep 2024	166	498	3.0	268	1.61
Sep 2023	178	531	3.0	327	1.84
Sep 2022	173	427	2.5	236	1.36
Sep 2021	169	416	2.5	263	1.56
Sep 2020	172	411	2.4	249	1.45
Sep 2019	172	409	2.4	270	1.57
Sep 2018	173	429	2.5	270	1.56
Sep 2017	169	390	2.3	244	1.44
Sep 2016	149	415	2.8	234	1.57
Sep 2015	160	432	2.7	267	1.67
Sep 2014	149	372	2.5	205	1.38

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

177 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)62.93rd of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 49.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths75%2nd of 34 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths89%

Cambridgeshire 71% England 66%

This school
Cambridgeshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+1.02

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	177	62.9	75%	89%	–
2024/25	180	61.6	74%	86%	–
2023/24	182	64.8	82%	91%	+1.02
2022/23	181	63.7	80%	90%	+0.92

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Bede's Inter-Church SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.7applications per place 62.9Attainment 8
Coleridge Community College
0.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 58.7Attainment 8
The Netherhall School
1.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
2.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

62.1Attainment 8
Parkside Community College
2.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Outstanding2023

4.8applications per place 65.9Attainment 8
Trumpington Community College
3.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 56.6Attainment 8
Chesterton Community College
4.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.6applications per place 65.4Attainment 8
North Cambridge Academy
4.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

1.2applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
Impington Village College
7.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 61.4Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137924 · 873/4602
Trust: St Bede's Inter Church School
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England/Roman Catholic
Capacity: 903 pupils · 943 on roll
Free school meals: 16.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2012
Replaced: St Bede's Inter-Church School (URN 110887)
Address: Birdwood Road, Cambridge, CB1 3TD
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Cambridge

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources